diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 735000109..d2d40f91e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ frontend image:
   stage: build images
   script:
   # TODO: define make target for this?
-    - make -- --docker-build-frontend-build FRADRIVE_SERVICE=frontend CONTAINER_RUNNER=podman-compose\ --privileged
+    - make -- --docker-build-frontend-build FRADRIVE_SERVICE=frontend CONTAINER_RUNNER=podman-compose
     - podman image save frontend | gzip > docker/frontend/image.tar.gz
   artifacts:
     paths:
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ frontend build:
       artifacts: true
   script:
     - &load-frontend-image zcat docker/frontend/image.tar.gz | podman image load
-    - make -- --docker-run-frontend-build FRADRIVE_SERVICE=frontend CONTAINER_RUNNER=podman-compose\ --privileged
+    - make -- --docker-run-frontend-build FRADRIVE_SERVICE=frontend CONTAINER_RUNNER=podman-compose
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - /fradrive/node_modules
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ frontend lint:
       artifacts: true
   script:
     - *load-frontend-image
-    - make -- --docker-run-frontend-lint FRADRIVE_SERVICE=frontend CONTAINER_RUNNER=podman-compose\ --privileged
+    - make -- --docker-run-frontend-lint FRADRIVE_SERVICE=frontend CONTAINER_RUNNER=podman-compose
   cache: *frontend-cache
 
 frontend test:
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ frontend test:
       artifacts: true
   script:
     - *load-frontend-image
-    - make -- --docker-run-frontend-test FRADRIVE_SERVICE=frontend CONTAINER_RUNNER=podman-compose\ --privileged
+    - make -- --docker-run-frontend-test FRADRIVE_SERVICE=frontend CONTAINER_RUNNER=podman-compose
 
   cache: *frontend-cache
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ backend image:
   stage: build images
   script:
   # TODO: define make target for this?
-    - make -- --docker-build-backend-build FRADRIVE_SERVICE=backend CONTAINER_RUNNER=podman-compose\ --privileged
+    - make -- --docker-build-backend-build FRADRIVE_SERVICE=backend CONTAINER_RUNNER=podman-compose
     - podman image save backend | gzip > docker/backend/image.tar.gz
   artifacts:
     paths:
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ backend build:
       artifacts: true
   script:
     - &load-backend-image zcat docker/backend/image.tar.gz | podman image load
-    - make -- --docker-run-backend-build FRADRIVE_SERVICE=backend CONTAINER_RUNNER=podman-compose\ --privileged
+    - make -- --docker-run-backend-build FRADRIVE_SERVICE=backend CONTAINER_RUNNER=podman-compose
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - /fradrive/.stack/
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ backend lint:
       artifacts: true
   script:
     - *load-backend-image
-    - make -- --docker-run-backend-lint FRADRIVE_SERVICE=backend CONTAINER_RUNNER=podman-compose\ --privileged
+    - make -- --docker-run-backend-lint FRADRIVE_SERVICE=backend CONTAINER_RUNNER=podman-compose
   cache: *backend-cache
 
 backend test:
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ backend test:
       artifacts: true
   script:
     - *load-backend-image
-    - make -- --docker-run-backend-test FRADRIVE_SERVICE=backend CONTAINER_RUNNER=podman-compose\ --privileged
+    - make -- --docker-run-backend-test FRADRIVE_SERVICE=backend CONTAINER_RUNNER=podman-compose
   cache: *backend-cache
 
 push backend image: